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There Is No Such Thing as Universal Literature: A Shakespearean Fisk
We haven’t had a good fisk here at The Catholic Geeks in a while, so it was inevitable that we would find some juicy material for one sooner or later. Well, the stupidity of this particular article approaches full plaid. … Continue reading
The Tyranny of the Mega-Novel: A Fisk
Yesterday’s fisk covered a lot of stupidity, and there is more to be slapped down today. There is a counter-argument for yesterday’s article, also from The Guardian, and it was written by someone who is dumb enough to deserve multiple … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Fisks, Writing
Tagged Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Carter of Mars, Les Miserables, Liberals, Matthew Bowman, Monster Hunter International, Novel Ninja, Publishing, Short Fiction, Tarzan, Terry Goodkind, The Guardian, Tor Books, Worldbuilding, Writing
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Fantasy Worlds in Short Fiction: A Fisk
AUTHOR RAGE ACTIVATED! There are few things more maddening than some stupid liberal author trying to tell all the rest of us what is and isn’t possible. They seem to enjoy making gigantic blanket statements that are supposed to be … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fantasy, Fiction, Fisks, Writing
Tagged Baen Books, Brandon McClellan, Chicks in Chainmail, Damien Walter, David Weber, Farseer, Frodo Baggins, George R. R. Martin, Harry Dresden, Harry Potter, High Fantasy, Honor Harrington, Honorverse, Ian McEwan, James Bond, Jane Austen, John D. Brown, K. D. Julicher, Liberals, Lord Darcy, Merlin, Monster Hunter International, Natasha Pulley, Powder Mage, Pride and Prejudice, Reader-Response Criticism, Robin Hobb, Shattered Shields, Short Fiction, Tales of Tethedril, The Dark God, The Dresden Files, The Expendables, The Guardian, The International Lord of Hate, The Lord of the Rings, Worldbuilding
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The New York Times on The Culture War: A Fisk
I have to give all the credit for this post to Marina Fontaine, who posted this article and requested a fisk. I clicked on the article, and was more than happy to oblige after reading only the first sentence. I’m … Continue reading →